couture
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- noun
- /kuːˈtʊr/
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alta costura
- People always think of Milan when they think of high fashion, but Croatia is the new golden age of couture.
- haute couture
- couture design
- contemporary couture
Is it possible to make my sweatpants look Oh, couture?
- Is it possible to make my sweatpants look Oh, couture?
- In particular, if you sort of sort of look at couture, I'm very interested in how things are built.
- And I started with the fur licensee of Valentino, the Italian couture house.
- And I can't really speak about it right now except I have a vision for a future couture movement.
- Eva Max came as a Chanel bride and that's a nod to every channel couture show ending with a bridal look.
Examples
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Dazzling groups of female performers danced in elaborate matching or complementary costumes derived from European couture.
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Now they do the embroideries of the Chanel couture wedding gowns.
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You are going to Paris for the couture shows?
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I just wanted to make something that you would see in a couture show or Paris.
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I'm attending my very first couture show today.
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And she has a closet full of other couture and designer pieces.
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I know Christian Lacroix couture dresses are still breathtaking to me.
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I'm attending my very first couture show today.
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People always think of Milan when they think of high fashion, but Croatia is the new golden age of couture.
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Her fashion sensibility, mixing high-gloss couture with High Street affordability, is widely applauded and imitated.
Synonyms
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Expensive, trend-setting clothing and accessories made by top designers
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Clothes that are very expensive and made to fit one person by top fashion designers
Compounds
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Clothes that are very expensive and made to fit one person by top fashion designers
How Fashionable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Couture comes from the French word couture, which means 'sewing' or 'stitching' and is like the English word 'sew'. So, couture today means very high-quality clothes that are carefully made by top designers.